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This included circumscribing commitments covering cultural products, which was achieved through an exchange of side letters with the other parties, and reflecting elements of the progressive trade agenda of the Liberal Trudeau government, including through the change in the name of the agreement, a side letter eliciting strengthened labour commitments by Vietnam, and side letters acknowledging traditional knowledge.

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Furthermore, it is important that we not get too distracted by the stimulus debate and work together to promote an agenda for long - term economic growth for the country, which should include reform of a tax system that has grown out of control, finalizing trade agreements, kickstart a lagging regulatory harmonization agenda and ensuring young Canadians have the skills to compete in a global market place.

We're on the verge of a new trade agenda.

Contrary to the claims of the President and his supporters, the U.S. can't grow fast enough to shed this burden; indeed, Trump's agenda on immigration and trade looks likely to stunt that growth.

But two trade agreements President Obama wants to advance as part of an ambitious domestic agenda for his last two years in office — the Trans - Pacific partnership in Asia and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in Europe — are getting push - back from both the left and rtrade agreements President Obama wants to advance as part of an ambitious domestic agenda for his last two years in office — the Trans - Pacific partnership in Asia and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in Europe — are getting push - back from both the left and rTrade and Investment Partnership in Europe — are getting push - back from both the left and right.

In charting his trade agenda, Pres. Trump must also balance the interests of two industries with heavy presence in states that voted for him: Manufacturing and agriculture.

Canada's trade agenda — and its difference to that of its North American neighbor the U.S. — has made news at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touting a «push back against the anti-trade tendency in globalization that will leave us all worse off.»

Either way, Stockman said, any damage caused by Trump's trade agenda is dwarfed by the economic disaster that will be wrought by the massive spending and tax cuts that Republicans of Kudlow's denomination passed last year.

As author of the excellent Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else, she would probably approve Minister Freeland's pursuit of a «progressive trade agenda.»

The death of the $ 38.6 - billion Potash purchase will have its own repercussions, particularly spurred by a principled Conservative in a government with a free trade agenda.

Treasury yields resume a steady climb higher on Wednesday as fretting about the threat of an economically disruptive trade war between the U.S. and China subsided, and takes a back seat to the concerns about rising interest rates and coming labor - market data, which could inform the Federal Reserve's policy agenda.

Even though Harper is pursuing an economic agenda to build trade and investment with the Chinese, he won't shy away from raising concerns about the rule of law, good governance and democracy, said the source, saying the prime minister would represent «values that define us as Canadians.»

The deal may also be a major political victory for the Harper Conservatives, who have made expanded trade a key plank of their economic agenda.

Their agreement on a free - trade pact timed with the G20 meeting in Germany can be as substantive as it is symbolic, raising the key question of whether it might serve as a turning point for the United States as the Trump administration decides on its future trade agenda.

It would require defying the party leader's trade agenda during a contentious midterm election year and magnifying areas of serious disunity within the majority governing party.

The 30 percent tariff on solar panels is among the first unilateral trade restrictions imposed by the administration as part of a broader protectionist agenda to help U.S. manufacturers, but which has alarmed Asian trading partners that produce lower cost goods.

The document said the project «runs counter to the EU agenda for liberalising trade and pushes the balance of power in favour of subsidised Chinese companies.»

But when you read this plan, or Mr. Obama's trade agenda, you discover none of it is particularly radical.

Survey results of business people in the APEC region on 3 issues in APEC's trade facilitation agenda: customs procedures; standards and conformances; and mobility of business people.

Many economists had expected prices to start creeping up last year in response to President Trump's nationalist «America first» agenda, complete with new tariffs, strong crackdown on illegal immigration, cancellation of U.S. participation in the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) and a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Indeed, the successful conclusion of the CETA is vital to Canada's trade agenda in the Asia - Pacific region.

According to reports, this speech will emphasize his «America first» agenda and could be incredibly critical of China and is more likely to reflect what we saw on the campaign trail about tearing down trade and reversing globalization.

Some of the most powerful men in China have been seeking out experts to gain a better understanding of how to respond to President Trump's combative trade agenda.

As such, the most effective approach to building public support is to craft a trade agenda that aligns with the economic interests of the general public and the long - term economic prosperity of Canada as a whole, rather than focusing on the narrow interests of some business groups.

In sum, our analysis would suggest that opposition to a Canada - China FTA has softened and that the number of supporters are likely to increase if the government is able to demonstrate that they are crafting a trade agenda that effectively maximizes Canadian long - term economic interests.

«It doesn't spell out exactly how the United States will pursue these goals, but it is quite a clear and ambitious agenda for reform of the WTO,» said Edward Alden, a trade expert at the Council on Foreign Relations.

If the government is to honour its commitment to a progressive trade agenda, a Canada - China FTA must ensure that human rights, labour rights, Indigenous sovereignty and environmental sustainability are protected (and prioritized) rather than jeopardized by the expansion of investor rights.

The US wanted to achieve some concrete progress on reducing the US trade deficit with China, while China sought to emerge from the talks with a framework for further talks and some sort of common working agenda.

Then this week, Trump, to the shock and dismay of many Republicans, announced a proposal to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum, a development in the White House's trade agenda that has occupied lawmakers» attention all week.

Japan slipped quietly into the driver's seat and pushed for the TPP to go ahead, as the deal now provided it an enhanced leadership role in setting the Asia Pacific trade agenda on terms that Prime Minister Abe had embraced as part of Abenomics.

The Round is also known semi-officially as the Doha Development Agenda as a fundamental objective is to improve the trading prospects of developing countries.

All participated in a symposium on «Canada's Trade Policy Agenda: Looking Ahead» organized by the School of Public Policy of the University of Calgary in conjunction with CIGI and the University of Ottawa in Ottawa on November 17, 2017.

The rest of our ambitious and progressive trade agenda depends on this critical first step.

All these considerations make elements of the «progressive» trade agenda controversial and problematic.

Ultimately, we see a bifurcation of strategies to mitigate an increasingly protectionist trade agenda in the U.S. — the China approach, which focuses on developing countries and developing new markets through the BRI, and the «rest» that seek to participate in open intra - and inter-regional trade agreements that are a mixture of 21st century trade rules that leave the doors open for U.S. participation, even if that means renegotiation or modification of agreed - upon rules.

Under the guise of strengthening the U.S. economy while preserving U.S. national security, he has issued a set of stringent policies vis - à - vis a new trade agenda.

A recent episode of 60 Minutes has captured public attention and the political agenda by airing dramatic video footage from Animals Australia, showing the fate of Australian animals in the live export trade.

Each November, the leaders of 21 of the world's fastest - growing economies from both sides of the Pacific gather at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Annual Leaders Meeting to set the agenda for trade and growth in the region.

The Buyer is pleased to link up with The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show as one of its key strategic media partners as the event looks to put bottled in market wines high on the agenda for the on - trade.

«We also welcome the investment of an additional $ 91 million into the government's trade architecture to make sure New Zealand can deliver on the aspirations of the trade agenda.»

The Organic Trade Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture were praised for developing an informative agenda at the conference and providing attendees with useful tools that can be put into practice in their home countries.

Nestlé's CEO, Peter Brabeck, chairs the European Round Table which has special access to the European Union; Nestlé's Chair, Helmut Maucher, is president of the International Chamber of Commerce, which is attempting to push forward a free trade agenda at the World Trade Organisatrade agenda at the World Trade OrganisaTrade Organisation.

The need for a new and broader agenda for the liberalisation of trade and investment is more broadly acknowledged.

The illegal wildlife trade also rapidly climbed the U.S. policy agenda, partly motivated by the «Call to Action» issued by then - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

As the deeper thinkers of the centre - left — for example, Jon Cruddas — have recognised, this agenda of progressive Conservatism poses new challenges and changes the terms of trade in British politics.

A reform of capitalism agenda would also include changes to CEO pay, more prudent mortgage tests, a real end of too - big - to - fail, counter-cyclical monetary policy, more dynamic patenting laws, a rethink of trade agreements and the introduction of a wholly new set of social and economic indicators (to capture phenomena like differential inflation rates and the uneven benefits of GDP growth).

His departure, combined with Trump's recent moves to recommit himself to his nationalist trade agenda, raised questions about the direction of the Trump administration and sent Dow futures plummeting 300 points.

The Trade Union Reform Campaign (TURC) is a vehicle for discredited Tories to pursue an ultra-right wing agenda, but it is the true face of the Tory party, warns Unite.

Describing additional progress in the areas of health, gender equality, trade, investment and market access, he emphasized «we are ready to do business with the world» but stressed that regional and global markets must be free of distortions such as subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers and that international community must live up to the aspirations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Agtrade, investment and market access, he emphasized «we are ready to do business with the world» but stressed that regional and global markets must be free of distortions such as subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers and that international community must live up to the aspirations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha AgTrade Organization (WTO) Doha Agenda.

«I've watched the last two Labour party conferences and the debate, and it seems to me that trade unions have an agenda not to promote some of the policy issues, but merely to defeat the government, defeat the platform,» Lord Morris told GMTV.